Medics and law enforcement responded Thursday to a gunshot victim in the 2000 block of County Road 523, south of Bayfield.
According to scanner reports, a witness said the victim, a 69-year-old man, suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound in his car.
The shooting was reported about noon Thursday.
La Plata County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Chris Burke said a passerby began administering CPR to the victim before Upper Pine Fire Protection District personnel responded and began life-saving measures. Crews also requested a Flight for Life helicopter.
The man was taken by helicopter about 1:10 p.m. to Mercy Hospital.
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